Where do I start?

Mr Livered · Post by **Mr Livered** » 28 Nov 2007, 11:02

Hello, first post from a newbie.

I have seen media coverage of peak oil, but not a lot. It's one of those things that goes on very much peripherally; I don't reckon most people are aware of the details of the arguments and facts, me included.

So here I am on this forum, there's loads of interesting stuff, but I think I need an introduction to peak oil, an idiot's guide. To be really blunt, something that will convince me that it's a large and imminent problem. Can you give me any hints on where to look?

Many thanks.

SunnyJim · Post by **SunnyJim** » 28 Nov 2007, 11:18

Welcome aboard.

Try the links from the Powerswitch front page;
http://www.powerswitch.org.uk/

I quite like this intro to;
http://www.greenworldtrust.org.uk/Trans ... %20Oil.htm

Tracy P · Post by **Tracy P** » 28 Nov 2007, 11:47

Hello Mr Livered!

Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

Nice to see you.
Reading through these posts, up to date news links etc should help as well as reading what folk have replied to Little Jimmy.
The DVD End of suburbia is pretty good, and you can order that from the site.

James is also writing a powerswitch book which is here somewhere too, available for editing. Maybe someone else can find the link for that for you!
The thing that made me sit up and realise how real it all was is meeting up with some of the folks. Where are you based? I bet there are others in your area.
All the best
Tracy

Mr Livered · Post by **Mr Livered** » 28 Nov 2007, 11:51

Fancy seeing you here Tracy! Nice to see you too; I feel at home already.

Sorry to storm in asking plonker questions but I now have lots of bedtime reading which I shall comb through and digest.

I am in Cambridge.

SunnyJim · Post by **SunnyJim** » 28 Nov 2007, 11:57

If it's book reading you're after I'd try David Strahan's 'The last oil shock'.

Tracy P · Post by **Tracy P** » 28 Nov 2007, 12:19

and if you type David Strahan into you tube you can watch short interviews with him

Such a nice fellow!

and you are not asking plonker questions, its good to keep this lot on their toes!

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 28 Nov 2007, 12:27

Mr Livered wrote:
I am in Cambridge.

So am I as I type! Perhaps we could do lunch with a side order of doom and gloom sometime

Judging from The Idle Foundation you should fit in well here.

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 28 Nov 2007, 12:34

Tracy Pepler wrote:
James is also writing a powerswitch book which is here somewhere too, available for editing. Maybe someone else can find the link for that for you!
The thing that made me sit up and realise how real it all was is meeting up with some of the folks. Where are you based? I bet there are others in your area.
All the best
Tracy

As good a place to start as any:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Peak_Oil:_ ... cted_World

I would also highly recommend the four PO related books by Richard Heinberg:

The Party's Over, Powerdown, The Oil Depletion Protocol and Peak Everything.

See: http://www.DODGY TAX AVOIDERS.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h ... y=14&Go=Go

Mr Livered · Post by **Mr Livered** » 28 Nov 2007, 13:42

RalphW wrote:Perhaps we could do lunch with a side order of doom and gloom sometime

Absolutely.

Judging from The Idle Foundation you should fit in well here.

Good! In fact at least two of my friends from over there are also powerswitchers, which is how I found this site.

littlejimmy · Post by **littlejimmy** » 28 Nov 2007, 14:38

Mr Livered wrote:
RalphW wrote:Perhaps we could do lunch with a side order of doom and gloom sometime
Absolutely.

Judging from The Idle Foundation you should fit in well here.
Good! In fact at least two of my friends from over there are also powerswitchers, which is how I found this site.

Good lad. Welcome aboard the one-way train to the end of modern civilisation, which is what all us Idlers secretly pray for...

As for a good site for a grounding, I would recommend wolfatthedoor.org.uk

MisterE · Post by **MisterE** » 28 Nov 2007, 14:48

Welcome to the mad house

End of suburbia is what I watched to get the low down on PO I think its brilliant. Can be had from torrents, newsgroups and probably on you tube now

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 28 Nov 2007, 15:07

Mr Livered wrote:
RalphW wrote:Perhaps we could do lunch with a side order of doom and gloom sometime
Absolutely.

I have pm'ed you.

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 28 Nov 2007, 16:25

MisterE wrote:Welcome to the mad house

Who are you calling mad by the way?

jonny2mad · Post by **jonny2mad** » 28 Nov 2007, 16:33

http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/

http://globalpublicmedia.com/

MisterE · Post by **MisterE** » 28 Nov 2007, 22:03

Aurora wrote:
MisterE wrote:Welcome to the mad house
Who are you calling mad by the way?

Defo yourself and I can think of lots of others in the same camp mwuahahahhaaa